Depth Charts

Sean Monahan finished with a minus-3 rating in Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Flames were no match for the expansion side on Sunday. The Golden Knights scored all four of their goals in the second period. Monahan finished the game with one shot on goal and two hits in 18:00 of ice time.

Mikael Backlund posted a goal with an assist and a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 loss at Colorado.

The Flames didn't bring their 'A' game on offense, but Backlund did his best to make it work. After an eight-game scoreless stretch from Feb. 6-19, he has posted two goals with six points and a plus-2 rating over the past five outings. He'll look to keep the good times rolling on Friday night when the Rangers visit the Saddledome.

Nick Shore will be a healthy scratch in Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Shore made his Flames debut in last Friday's game against the Rangers. He has four goals and 16 points in 56 games with Los Angeles, Ottawa and Calgary. Chris Stewart, Tanner Glass and Matt Bartkowski will also watch the game from the press box.

Johnny Gaudreau scored his 22nd goal of the season in the second period of Tuesday's 1-0 win against the Edmonton Oilers.

Johnny Hockey has goals in back-to-back outings, and he is working on a five-game point streak with two goals and five assists. It may be a difficult task for him to keep his scoring spree going on Friday, as he has two goals, no assists and a minus-4 rating in his past eight meetings versus the Sharks.

The Calgary Flames have announced that Matthew Tkachuk (upper body) didn't make the trip to Vegas and will miss the next two games.

The Flames will be without Tkachuk tomorrow against the Golden Knights and on Monday against the Arizona Coyotes. That'll make it four straight games with their star youngster who has taken another step forward this season, scoring 24 goals and picking up 49 points in 68 games this season.

That's not surprising given that Versteeg was activated from the injured reserve Thursday. Based on Friday's practice lines, he'll likely be skating on the third unit with Mark Jankowski and Garnet Hathaway. Versteeg is also expected to get some power-play time. This will be his first game since Nov. 24.

Bennett hasn't earned a point in nine of the last 11 games, including the last four matches. He has 11 goals and 26 points in 73 games this campaign. Mark Jankowski is slated to play between Micheal Ferland and Chris Stewart.

Tanner Glass will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Dallas Stars.

Glass was recalled from the minors last week, but he hasn't been back in the lineup since then. He has no points, a minus-2 rating and five penalty minutes in seven games this season. Nick Shore and Matt Bartkowski will also watch the game from the press box.

Frolik, who played in his 700th career game earlier in the week, is up to 19 points with eight goals this season after assisting on both of Matthew Tkachuk's third period goals as the Flames came back to beat the Islanders 3-2. He has little fantasy value at this time.

Micheal Ferland scored a goal and picked up an assist in a 7-4 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Ferland continues his very impressive season, totalling 21 goals and 39 points in 67 games this season. As long as he continues to play with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan, the 25-year-old forward will be worth a spot on your fantasy roster. Mark Jankowski, Troy Brouwer and Johnny Gaudreau also scored in the win.

Chris Stewart will be a healthy scratch in Friday's game against the San Jose Sharks.

This will be the sixth time in seven games that Stewart will serve as a healthy scratch. He has nine goals an 13 points in 50 games this season. Tanner Glass, Nick Shore and Matt Bartkowski will also watch the game from the press box.

Troy Brouwer picked up a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Brouwer collected the primary assist on Mark Giordano's goal at the 6:14 mark of the first period to cut Pittsburgh's lead to 2-1. The veteran then tied the game at three with three seconds remaining in the second frame. Brouwer finished the night with a plus-2 rating and one shot on goal in 15:35 of ice time. The 32-year-old has five goals and 19 points in 61 games this season. He doesn't need to be owned in any fantasy format. Mikael Backlund also found the back of the net for the Flames.

With his 15th goal of the season Wednesday night against Buffalo, Dougie Hamilton is now tied with P.K. Subban for the NHL lead amongst defensemen.

Hamilton has become quite the sharpshooter from the point. We're not sure he can keep up with Subban and Zach Werenski, but Hamilton has really improved his ability to play the point on the power play and it's showing in his goal total. He's now a top tier fantasy rearguard. Don't forget that on draft day.

Giordano is having a solid fantasy season with 36 points, a plus-seven rating and 51 penalty minutes in 70 games. He is a top-20 fantasy defenseman in the NHL and should be drafted as such next season.

It's Family Day in Alberta and Hamonic will celebrate by bring in his family including his mom, from his home province of Manitoba. "I think it means more to them than it does for me, honestly," Hamonic said. "My family, they’ve watched the whole way. They’ve lived and breathed it with me every step of the way. So I think for them, it’s maybe more of a celebratory milestone." Hamonic has a goal and eight points in 55 games with 55 penalty minutes. He should be on the waiver wire at this time unless you need his minutes in traditional pools.

Michael Stone posted a goal and a plus-1 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 victory in Chicago.

Stone also tacked on three hits and three blocked shots to finish with a very productive night, but not many fantasy owners noticed. He entered the game with no points over the past 28 outings dating back to Nov. 28 against Toronto. It was also his first point of the season away from home. Despite the big game, fantasy owners will need to see more points in the next few games before trusting him again.

Matt Bartkowski will be a healthy scratch in Thursday's game against the Arizona Coyotes.

Bartkowski has played in just one game since the start of 2018. He has one assist and a minus-3 rating in 14 games this season. He won't have any fantasy value going forward. Ryan Lomberg will also watch the game from the press box.

Kulak pounced on the loose puck and blasted a slapper into the open net for his second goal of the season. The 24-year-old blueliner is nothing more than a bottom pairing defenseman and he should not be owned in any formats.

Mike Smith will be back in the nets for Calgary on Monday night versus Arizona.

Smith is coming off a 4-0 loss to Vegas on Sunday. The Flames need a win to stay in the playoff hunt and Smith wanted to play against his former team. He has dropped three of four games since he returned to the lineup from injury.

David Rittich is likely to draw the start in one of Calgary's two games of a back-to-back situation.

That would give Rittich the nod either on Sunday against Vegas or Monday against Arizona. Mike Smith would, of course, start in the other contest. For the season, Rittich has an 8-5-3 record with a 2.83 GAA and a .908 SV%.